Reduced-friction roller and related assembly for a moveable control surface of an aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US12024289B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US17821696

    申请日:2022-08-23

    摘要: A roller for a control surface of an aircraft includes a roller shaft, a primary roller coupled to the shaft, and a roller assembly coupled to the shaft. The shaft includes a longitudinal axis, a mounting end that couples with a roller fitting of the control surface, and a roller end. The primary roller can rotate about the longitudinal axis, and can engage and roll along a first surface of a track. The roller assembly includes a secondary roller having a longitudinal roller axis and configured to engage and roll along a second surface of the track. The roller assembly also includes a housing that retains the secondary roller while allowing the secondary roller to rotate about the longitudinal roller axis. The housing is movably coupled to the roller end of the roller shaft with three degrees of rotational freedom relative to the roller end of the roller shaft.

    Convertible interior fixture with foldable cushion for a vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11993381B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17933379

    申请日:2022-09-19

    发明人: Joe Guthrie

    IPC分类号: B64D11/00 B64D11/06

    摘要: A configurable interior fixture for a vehicle includes a base assembly, a table assembly and a stowable cushion. The foldable cushion includes first and second pad portions pivotally connected along a medial edge with a hinge assembly and a collapsible sleeve forming an interior cavity configured to receive the table assembly when the foldable cushion is in a use state. The collapsible sleeve is disposed in a gap formed between the first and second pad section when the foldable cushion is in a folded state. The interior fixture may be configured as an ottoman by lowering the base assembly, folding the table assembly and attaching the foldable cushion to the table assembly. The interior fixture may be configured as a table by raising the base assembly, detaching the foldable cushion from the table assembly, then folding and stowing the foldable cushion.

    Indirect lighting arrangement for a vehicle

    公开(公告)号:USD1011570S1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-16

    申请号:US29709818

    申请日:2019-10-17

    摘要: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an indirect lighting arrangement for a vehicle showing our new design;
    FIG. 2 is a bottom view thereof;
    FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;
    FIG. 4 is a side view looking in a port direction;
    FIG. 5 is a side view looking in a starboard direction;
    FIG. 6 is a side view looking in an aft direction;
    FIG. 7 is a side view looking in a forward direction; and,
    FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the indirect lighting arrangement depicted in FIG. 2 along line 8-8.
    The broken lines illustrate structure and environment that form no part of the claimed design.

    ACCURACY CHECK METHODOLOGY FOR AN AIR DATA PROBE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230358779A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-09

    申请号:US17662594

    申请日:2022-05-09

    摘要: A method of checking accuracy of an air data probe system onboard a vehicle is disclosed. An embodiment of the method involves: calculating airspeed measurements from air data provided by the probe system; calculating vehicle speed measurements based on sensor data collected from at least one sensor system onboard the vehicle, wherein the vehicle speed measurements are distinct and independent of the airspeed measurements, and the vehicle speed measurements are calculated without using the air data; comparing a calculated airspeed measurement against a calculated vehicle speed measurement to obtain a speed difference, wherein the calculated airspeed measurement and the calculated vehicle speed measurement correspond to a measurement time during which the vehicle is moving forward; and initiating at least one corrective action onboard the vehicle when magnitude of the speed difference exceeds a threshold value.

    INFLATABLE BLADDER
    9.
    发明公开
    INFLATABLE BLADDER 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230320488A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-12

    申请号:US17658736

    申请日:2022-04-11

    发明人: Jeremiah Mallette

    IPC分类号: A47C7/14

    CPC分类号: A47C7/142 A47C7/144

    摘要: An inflatable bladder includes, but is not limited to, a bladder body having a wall, a longitudinal dimension, and a lateral dimension. The wall defines an interior volume enclosing a fluid. The wall further defines an opening in fluid communication with the interior volume. The bladder body is fluid tight when the opening is closed. The wall is configured to facilitate an expansion of the longitudinal dimension during an ingress of the fluid into the interior volume and a contraction of the longitudinal dimension during an egress of the fluid from the interior volume. The wall is further configured to maintain a constant lateral dimension during the ingress of the fluid into the interior volume and a constant lateral dimension during the egress of the fluid from the interior volume.